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Filed under: Motorsports Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2008 Detroit Sports Car Challenge We've thoroughly enjoyed covering the Detroit Grand Prix in the last two years ( 2007 coverage , 2008 coverage ), but it looks like this will be our last year at the event -- at least for a while. Roger Penske, who played a key role in returning racing to the Belle Isle Park circuit , announced that the race would not return in 2009, mainly due to the economic challenges plaguing Detroit. "There's no reason at this point to have an event that wouldn't be first-class," Penske told AutoWeek . This comes after a tough few weeks for the ALMS in which both Audi and Porsche announced they would be pulling their racing programs from the series. The ALMS schedule has now been reduced to ten races, with the IRL moving to seventeen. Gallery: Detroit Grand Prix 08: IndyCars Gallery: Detroit Sports Car Challenge 08 [Source: AutoWeek ] 2009 Detroit Grand Prix cancelled originally...
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Filed under: Motorsports , Honda Click on Helio Castroneves for a high res gallery As the first season of the reunited IndyCar series winds down, the open wheel racers took to the Belle Isle track to close out the Detroit Grand Prix weekend. Scott Dixon sat on the pole holding a slim lead over Helio Castroneves in the season standings with three races to go including this one. If the race is still sitting on your DVR and you don't want to spoil the surprise, just enjoy the gallery for now, it won't spoil your appetite. Otherwise follow the jump for the results. Gallery: Detroit Grand Prix 08: IndyCars Photos Copyright (C)2008 Sam Abuelsamid / Weblogs, Inc. Continue reading SPOILER ALERT - Detroit Grand Prix 2008: The IndyCars take to the track Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Filed under: Motorsports , Acura , Aston Martin , Audi , Chevrolet Click the C6.R for a high-res gallery from the race As part of the revival of the Detroit Grand Prix at Belle Isle last year, the Detroit Sports Car Challenge was added as the highlight of Saturday's activities. The sports car race is back this year as the ninth round of the American Le Mans Series. For those who have never checked out an ALMS race, it's one of the best and most exciting forms of motorsport anywhere. Highcroft Racing's Acura ARX-01B captured the pole and led much of the first half of the race ahead of the De Ferran Racing Acura. If you TiVoed the race and don't want to ruin the surprise, you can just check out the gallery and come back later to see the full results after the jump. Otherwise, you know what to do. Gallery: Detroit Sports Car Challenge 08 Photos Copyright (C)2008 Sam Abuelsamid / Weblogs, Inc. Continue reading Detroit Grand Prix 08: The Detroit Sports Car Challenge (Spoiler...
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Filed under: Motorsports After a five-year hiatus, motor racing returned to the Motor City this year and to a large extent it was a huge success. The race was revived in large part thanks to the efforts of Roger Penske. For many good reasons, the Detroit...
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Filed under: Motorsports , Etc. Is this kid really old enough to drive 200 MPH? One certainty about going to a big time car race is that you'll see people, usually lots of them. This years Detroit Grand Prix was no exception thanks in part to almost perfect...
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Filed under: Motorsports Castro-Neves leads Franchitti into turn 1, click for more The first IRL race at Belle Isle in Detroit is underway and twenty laps in pole sitter Helio Castro Neves still leads Andretti-Green's Dario Franchitti and Tony Kanaan...
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Filed under: Motorsports , Honda Click the photo of polesitter Helio Castroneves for more warmup shots The IndyCars just finished up their final warmup for todays' race on Belle Isle. Helio Castroneves ended up on top of the session, with Scott Dixon...
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Filed under: Motorsports Since it began in the late nineties, the American Le Mans Series has made an effort to reach out to fans. One of the more popular activities during ALMS weekends is the grid walkthrough. They bring the cars out to the grid one...
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Filed under: Motorsports Autoblog is live at the Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle this morning. We're hanging out at the Acura Chalet this weekend as the track action has kicked off for the day. The IRL cars have already been out for a couple of practice...
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